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Update of action in Kulanihako’i Stream Gulch at Kenolio

4/18/25 #kihei Shortly before some rain began to fall in the area, we saw temporary sprinklers in action The project extended between SKR and the Highway, as you see irrigation lines extending to the overpass                 SEE  https://gokihei.org/environment/kulanihakoi-stream-gulch-after-the-1-31-25-storm  for status of location at end of January      

Get Maui County Alerts & Notifications to Stay Up to Date

4/9/2025 #kihei #mauicounty #emergencyalerts Did you know that you can easily sign up to receive official County of Maui emergency events and/or road closure alerts via email or text? These are different from the messages you get from the national public warning system because they are specific to Maui Country and will warn you about severe weather, high-wind/surf, bushfires, road closures, and more. It’s free to sign up and it only takes a couple of seconds. Go to this website:...

Renter’s Rights Training

04/16/2025 #kihei #communityevent #housing Are you a Renter or a Landlord? Do you have questions about the rights of renters? Maui Housing Hui is hosting an evening of information on April 21st . Free dinner and childcare, 5-7 pm at the ProArts Playhouse in Kihei. Bring your questions!

Talk to Civil Beat about South Maui concerns 4/26/2025

4/14/2025 #kihei #civilbeat #popup #news #concerns Reporters from the online Hawai‘i news journal Civil Beat will be managing a booth at Kō Mahi’ai Mākeke Market in Kīhei from 8:00 a.m to 12:00 p.m on April 26, 2025. They will be there to engage with the community face-to-face, hear concerns firsthand, and learn which current issues and topics matter most to local residents. The Market is located in the rear parking area of Kukui Mall, 1819 South Kihei Road.  
The grove on S. Kihei Road remains in place

The grove on S. Kihei Road remains in place

  7/23/22 #kihei     The only place along S. Kihei Road (SKR) where you can drive, walk (there IS sidewalk here) or bicycle (if you trust the sharrows*) beneath a grove of shade trees is between Kulanihakoi and Waipuilani.  This grove of Monkey Pod...

Violation in North Kihei

Violation in North Kihei

  6/29/22 #kihei Three plots of land (see TMK's in 2 photos) in the Kulanihakoi River gulch in N. Kihei, mauka of South Kihei Rd. (SKR), have had changes in ownership in this century, the most recent purchase by developer Peter Savio of Honolulu. Prior to this...

Stormwater mitigation desperately needed for South Maui

Stormwater mitigation desperately needed for South Maui

6/25/22  #kihei           Over eons, nature developed an effective system of balance for the South Maui watershed.  Forests grew atop the region nourished with moisture when the rains came and their roots held the soil in place, as...

This cannot be good for our coral reef system or us

This cannot be good for our coral reef system or us

UPDATE  6/23/22  Over two years later we continue to see more of the same. Is the DOHCAB aware? Are they monitoring several days each month all this dust blowing into Maalaea and North Kihei?  Is there  any analysis of what is contained within?Is...

The State is behind in clearing out Waipuilani Gulch

The State is behind in clearing out Waipuilani Gulch

  5/16/2023 #kihei #waipuilani #underpass The State Should Do Its Part In Flood Mitigation The December 6 "Kona Low" storm brought a lot of mud down the slope into Waipuilani Gulch. The County has done a great job clearing out the mud so the gulch can absorb...